Welcome to Blackboard

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1 Welcome to Blackboard Logging In To access your course, go to Click on Login, and enter your User Name and Password. This will be the same user name and password you use to check and your grades (if you do not know your user name and password, just call the Computer and Technology office at ).

2 The first screen that you will see in Blackboard will be your Portal page. To see the link(s) to your course(s), look for the section on this page entitled My Courses. Once you find the link to your course (for example, Introduction to Fine Arts ), click on it and you will be taken to your course.

3 The first area you will see in the course will be the Announcements area. On the left side of the screen is a menu with links to each page in the course. Below is an overview of these links: Announcements This is the first page in your online course. Every time you visit your course, you will enter first into the Announcements area. This is the place where you can read important information about your class; for example, Don t forget to prepare for your Exam next Friday. Study Chapters 1-5. or, There is no class next Tuesday. Begin Here The Begin Here link will provide you with a course orientation, as well as valuable information you will need to be successful in the course. It may even have a welcome video you can view to get to know your professor. Syllabus Click here to access your Course Syllabus. Course Schedule

4 Your course may or may not have a Course Schedule. Click here to access your Course Schedule. The schedule is also located under Syllabus and Course Material, but here you can print the schedule by itself. Course Material The Course Material page is where you will find any lectures, PowerPoint presentations, or handouts in your online course or course extension. Faculty Info The Faculty Info page is where you can learn information about the instructor.

5 Class This area takes you to the Class system. You, your classmates, and the instructor each other from this link. The box stays inside the course and does not access outside . Discussion Board The Discussion Board is set up for a bulletin-board type of communication. Basically, the instructor can post a Discussion Question here, and you can come in on your own time schedule and post responses to that question. You can also respond to comments posted by your classmates.

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7 Communication Under Communication you will find links to Collaboration (Virtual Classroom), Discussion Board, Group Pages, Messages (Class ), and the Class Roster. In Collaboration, you, your classmates, and the instructor can use a chat room to talk to each other. Once you enter, you will be instructed to accept a free download when you open this link. Make sure all pop-up blockers have been turned off. Please say yes to the download. Student Resources This link has been added as a tool for students that will help them to know what kind of Internet Browsers to use, free downloads to help students computers play audio and video files, Blackboard down time, Test Taking Tips, Vista issues, and more. Course Tools Under Student Tools, you find links to the Address Book, Calendar, Dictionary and Thesaurus, Glossary, View Grades, and various other tools. Check Grades Under Check Grades, you may check your grades. Class Accessing Course Once inside the course, click on the link on the left, and then click on. In the Inbox, you will find the s sent to you throughout the semester. The most recent s will be at the top, and the oldest s will be at the bottom. The s containing attachments will have an image of a paperclip next to them ( ).

8 The new s will appear as an unopened envelope ( ), and the s you have already read will look like an open envelope ( ). You can read the text of the by clicking on the title of the . It is also possible to file s in folders. To do this, first create the folders you will use. Click on the link. Enter the title of the folder. Click. Create as many folders as you wish. To move the s into the folders, follow these instructions: Click the link. Click on the. Select the message you would like to move by clicking the checkbox on the left of the message ( ). Click the link.

9 Select the folder into which the message should be moved. To send , click on and then on. In the new message screen, click on the link to select the recipients for your message. To select a recipient, simply click on the name and then click the link. You may select one or more recipients for each message. To send an to all of your classmates and the instructor, select the name of each person and move it to the right side of the selection box, as outlined above. You can now type the message subject and the message body just as you would do in any other program. You can even send an attachment by clicking the link below the message to find your file. After you have sent messages, you can access the sent mail by clicking again on the link, and then on the link. The messages you have sent will appear in order, and each will show the date and the time you sent it. Assignments and Exams To submit an assignment in your course, go to Course Material and click on the existing folder that the assignment is in. Then click on the View/Complete link beneath the assignment and attach your assignment to the browse box.

10 When you have attached your file, click Submit at the bottom of the page. To take an exam online, click on the title of the exam inside the designated folder inside the Course Material area. It will ask if you are sure you want to take the exam; click Yes. The test questions will open on that page. When you have completed the exam, click on the Submit link at the bottom of the page.

11 Click on the Student Resources link on your Blackboard course to see a list of Test Taking Tips.